Career coaches for athletes
Compare 23 career coaches. Besides their main focus, the most common focus areas are career change, career clarity and purpose, new grads and students and resume and linkedin. They most often work with athletes, students and professionals. Most charge $85 to $180 per hour or session.
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Christy O'Hara
Christy O'Hara is a business and career coach in Galway, Ireland. He helps sports people move into business and helps professionals with career direction and interviews. He is a former HR Director with over 30 years in human resource management. He founded the firm HRworks in 2011. He has led major transformation projects in several organisations. He is also a lifelong sportsperson who ties sport skills to business.
Jill Muhe
Jill Muhe is a career performance coach who helps athletes handle life after sport. She is a former professional beach volleyball player and a former NCAA head volleyball coach. In the past five years she has coached more than 1,200 athletes and professionals through career transitions. She founded Beyond the Game and built the Athlete Intrinsic Motivator (AIM) framework. She holds a PhD in Organizational Behavior and an MBA.
Logan Gelbrich
Logan Gelbrich is a career transition coach for athletes moving from sports into new careers. He played catcher in the San Diego Padres system and has coached more than 100 athletes through the change. He also founded DEUCE Gym and co-founded DEUCE Community Inc., a nonprofit. He helps athletes use their sports experience in roles across many industries, with a focus on career transition, leadership development and personal branding.
Mack Meyer
Mack Meyer is a venture capital coach who helps people break into VC and helps founders raise money. He played two seasons in the San Francisco Giants organization before moving into tech after his baseball career ended. He is an angel investor in startups across Latin America and an LP in a pre-seed fund that invests in the region. He also runs a content business for founders, startups and investors. He coaches career changers and current or former athletes.
Nicole Miller McDaniel
Nicole Miller McDaniel is a career and performance coach in the Atlanta area. She helps high-achieving professionals, performing artists, athletes and founders who feel stuck, burned out or unfulfilled. Nicole is a licensed professional counselor and a Board Certified Coach. Her coaching is directive and solution-focused. She uses psychology-backed strategies to move clients from inaction to action. Sessions run 50 minutes and can be virtual or in person on request.
Laura Lee
Laura Lee is a career, leadership, and health and life coach based in Hawaii. She helps students and professionals choose a career direction, grow as leaders, and build healthier habits. She has coached clients through new careers, reorganizations, and downsizing. She holds MBTI and Strong Interest Inventory certifications, so she can use personality and interest assessments in her work. She also facilitates teams that need to set shared goals.
Elspeth Wadsworth
Elspeth Wadsworth is a career, life and business coach. She helps business owners, start ups and individuals who want more fulfilling work and personal lives. She does not stick to one niche. She treats work and personal life as linked, and coaches the whole person instead of one problem. Her business coaching draws on a background in marketing and business management. She holds an EMCC EIA and a Transformational Coaching Certificate.
Conrad Ukropina
Conrad Ukropina is an MBA admissions consultant who also coaches startup founders and career changers. He works most with athletes and people close to sports who want to move into business school, consulting, or entrepreneurship. He is a former NFL kicker and a former McKinsey Engagement Manager. He has started three companies and co-founded Lifespark. He holds an MBA, MS, and BS from Stanford. He has helped clients get into Yale School of Management.
Kimberly Kim Chorosiewski
Kim Chorosiewski is a college and school planning counselor at McMillan Education. She helps students and families find the right school or college, with a focus on athletic recruiting. She spent 25 years as an educator, coach and administrator in schools and colleges. She also chairs the firm's Athletic Recruiting College Planning area. She was an All-American in field hockey and lacrosse and played for the US National Team in both sports.
Matt Kilby
Matt Kilby is an MBA admissions consultant who helps applicants get into top business schools and undergraduate schools. He has coached for over 6 years. He is a former nuclear submarine officer and a Project Leader at BCG. Clients he has helped were admitted to Harvard Business School, Wharton, Chicago Booth, Kellogg and MIT Sloan, including the LGO program. He also works with military veterans, engineers and athletes.
Michele Coleman
Michele Coleman is a college admissions and career counselor who helps students and families with the college search. She runs Coleman College Counseling as a sole owner, so each plan is built for the student and family. She also works with transfer students, college students who want career direction, and students applying to graduate and professional schools. Before this, she spent over 13 years in training, organizational development and outplacement. She works with athletes and arts students.
Olga Zubko
Olga Zubko is a business and career coach based in France. She coaches professionals, entrepreneurs, and athletes who want more confidence and a stronger mindset. She trained in psychoanalytic coaching and has 15 years of business experience. She works with clients around the world and coaches in English, French, Russian, and Ukrainian. Each session targets one result and ends with clear next steps. When it fits, she also uses personal and business astrology.
Audrey Ludemann
Audrey Ludemann is an independent educational consultant in Wilton, Connecticut. She helps students and parents with boarding and private school admissions. Her practice, The Bertram Group, also advises on college and graduate school, non-traditional school options, and career and life coaching for young adults. The team interviews each student and looks at strengths, needs, goals, athletics, arts, service and social skills to find a school that fits.
Iris Zimmermann
Iris Zimmermann is a leadership and performance coach who works with high performers, VPs and C-suite leaders. She is certified by the International Coaching Federation. Her own path runs from an Olympic athletic career to owning a business, and then to a role as VP of Coaching at a fast-paced digital coaching start-up. She helps clients set clear goals, balance work and life, handle job and role changes, and build strong teams.
Nakita Savant
Nakita Savant is an accountability and anxiety coach in Minnesota. She works with adults on stress, life changes, health, career and relationships. She is a Certified Therapeutic Coach and a BioEnergetic Practitioner. She also coaches on baby sleep and eating disorders. Her sessions mix NLP, Jungian psychology and health methods, and she sets the pace to match each client.
Jessica White
Jessica White is an independent educational consultant in Madison, Mississippi. She runs EduSail, a college and career counseling practice for middle and high school students and their parents. She helps students with essays, activities, college lists, scholarships and choosing a path after high school, including trade school. Her team of mentors, called the Crew, works with her. EduSail offers a 6-week flagship program called The College Crew and special tracks for athletes, artists and international students.
Ron Smedley
Ron Smedley is an accountability and burnout coach in Ohio. He works with amateur, college and professional athletes, as well as youth and employees who want career growth or a career change. His coaching centers on using the mind well to reach strong results. Ron was a young athlete whose own dreams were held back by obstacles, and he coaches so clients avoid the same regrets.
Stephanie Adkins
Stephanie Adkins runs Open Gate College Advising, a college advising and career consulting practice. She works with students from 9th grade through college and into their careers. Her work covers selective college admissions, athletic recruiting, military academies, conservatory and vocal performance auditions, and art portfolios. She also handles merit aid and financial aid, including appeals. She has a background in gifted education, mentoring and education reform research.
Austin Causey
Austin Causey is a coach who helps amateur and professional soccer players handle career transitions. He founded Navigating Stages in 2025. He is also an active professional soccer player with more than 5 years in the pro game. He came up in the New England Revolution Academy and joined the New York Red Bulls organization in 2025. He helps athletes find clarity and confidence before a move, an injury, or life after the game.
Gloria Tenenbown
Gloria Tenenbown is an admissions consultant who helps students with college and graduate school applications. She has worked with students for over 18 years and has helped hundreds with college counseling. In the 2019-20 season she finished work with 20 students, including two applying to medical school and two applying to MBA programs. She built her practice only on client referrals. She also taught speech and drama at The Kinkaid School.
Morgan Vetter
Morgan Vetter is a strength and conditioning coach and career coach. Morgan helps athletes with training and helps professionals with career growth. Morgan spent over a decade in Division I college athletics, including work at Stanford University and Auburn University. Morgan uses workload data and athlete tracking systems to plan training and reduce injury risk. Morgan also coaches young fitness professionals through career transitions and new roles.
Claire Cafaro
Claire Cafaro leads Clear Directions, a boutique advising practice in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey. She helps students and families with college admissions, athletic recruiting, and career direction. She works with a team of 8 certified counselors, and many of them spent decades as school counselors. The practice has served hundreds of families for over 20 years. Sessions run online and in person, and the first meeting is free.
Andy Culbertson
Andy Culbertson is a St. Louis coach who works with mid-career professionals, entrepreneurs, and athletes who feel overloaded. He is a board certified health and wellness coach with a background in business, leadership, and sport. He focuses on overthinking, self-doubt, burnout, and stress. His sessions follow the client's agenda instead of a script or worksheet. Clients build a plan they practice between sessions.
Side by side
| Coach | Focus | Hourly rate range |
|---|---|---|
| Christy O'Hara | Career change and Interview coaching | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Jill Muhe | Career change and Job search | $90 to $185 an hour |
| Logan Gelbrich | Career change | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Mack Meyer | Career change and Resume and LinkedIn | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Nicole Miller McDaniel | Career change and Promotions and advancement | $100 to $175 an hour |
| Laura Lee | Career change and Resume and LinkedIn | $125 to $175 an hour |
| Elspeth Wadsworth | Career change | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Conrad Ukropina | Career change and Consulting and finance recruiting | $70 to $145 an hour |
| Kimberly Kim Chorosiewski | College and school planning counselor and athletic recruiting expert | $70 to $130 an hour |
| Matt Kilby | Consulting and finance recruiting and Military transition | $70 to $145 an hour |
| Michele Coleman | Career change and New grads and students | $150 to $225 an hour |
| Olga Zubko | Career change and Career clarity and purpose | $100 to $250 per hour |
| Audrey Ludemann | Career change and New grads and students | $150 to $225 an hour |
| Iris Zimmermann | Career clarity and purpose | $145 to $275 an hour |
| Nakita Savant | Career change | $120 to $190 an hour |
Common questions
How much does a career coach cost?
Most career coaches charge $85 to $180 per hour or session.
What else do these career coaches help with?
Common focus areas include career change, career clarity and purpose, new grads and students and resume and linkedin.
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Last updated September 2026.